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LITERATURE 






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BY 

The Commercial Club 

Springfield, Ohio 



PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 
Geo. H. Knight J H.Rabbitts H. S. 



OFFICERS-J905 
President, - - John L. PLUMMER 

Vice-President, W'M. H. Bryant 

Secretary, - - Geo. H. Knight 

Treasure:, - - W. S. Rabbitts 



The Co 



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Club 



ORGANIZED for the purpose tersely expressed in its 
motto: "Make Springfield Flourish." The Com- 
mercial Club embraces in its .membership the leading 
business men in the city, representing practically the 
aggregate wealth and enterprise "I Springfield. 

Specific information relative to the city its advan- 
tages, commercial and industrial; its desirable features as 
a home Ol for business, or any feature of interest to any 
inquirer promptly and cheerfully furnished by addressing: 
Si i retary of Commercial ( !lub 

Springi ield, Ohio. 






The 


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ommercial Club 












OFFICERS 1906 












President, X. H. FAIRBANKS 






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esiJeiit, 1 1 


S. Bradley Secretary, 
Treasurer, W. S. Rabbitts 

DIRECTORS 


Geo. 


II. Kmi.ii i 






Chas. 


S. K.\\ H. S. KlSSELL 








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N. ( iArver Paul C. M 


IRTIN 








F. W 


Ream a Dr. W. A. 


Barber 






11. V. 


Bretney Fred. J. ('. 


REEN 






A BUSINESS AND APARTMENT BUILDING 



The Commercial Club 


STANDING COMMITTEES 1906 


Franchises and Conventions 


Chairman . |n|iN L. I'l UMME R 


1'aii A. Stale\ [ohn L. Zimmerman Geo. C. Lynch H. II. Sellers 


New Industries and Manufactures 


Chairtnan, |ohn Chapman 


II. S. KlSSELL M. I.. Mill K, AN GEO. II BRAIN OLIVER H. ANDERSON 


Streets, Railways and Public Improvements 


I 'hau man . 1 '.. Ii. HOPKINS 


I. M Hagan W. 11. Stack se |as. [ohnson, [r. Wm. II. Bryant 


Entertainment and Reception 


Chairman, E. M. 1 1 VICE i; 


Roscoe Pierce A. P. Trout W. G. Campbeli I. S. R. Johnson 


Legislation and Taxation 


Chairman. < .1 ■ I. S. DlAI 


Oran F. Hypes W. W. Witmeyek Frank W. Geigeb Stewart L. Tatum 



Springfield, Ohio 



PRODUCES MORE MANUFACTURED GOODS 
IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION THAN 
ANY OTHER CITY IN THE UNITED STATES 

MANUFACTURES SEVENTY-FIVE l'l.K CENT 
OF ALL THE PIANO PLATES USED IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA 

MAILS MORI-. MATTER OF THE SECOND 
CLASS THAN ANA' CITY IN OHIO CINCIN- 
NATI AND CLEVELAND ONLY EX< I I'll D 



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KELLY FOUNTAIN AND ESPLANADE 



CLARK COUNTY 



OF WHICH Springfield is the seat of government, is admittedly the most 
fertile and highly improved area of equal extent in the Miami valley 
- the Park Region of Ohio — famous for the richness of its soil and natural 
resources. It is an irregular parallelogram, about 27 miles long from east 
to west and 15 miles wide, embracing 260,000 acres, practically all under 
improvement, it being devoid of waste land. The assessed valuation of its 
lands is, in round numbers, $36,000,000. Its farms have been brought to a 
high state of cultivation by an intelligent, enterprising and progressive class 
of farmers. Abundantly watered by never-failing streams and numberless 
springs of the purest water, it is equally adapted to field crops and stock 
raising several herds of cattle in this county have national and even inter- 
national reputations. The county is traversed by a comprehensive system 
ol electric and steam railway lines, a net work of telephone wires, and has 
ih. county system of daily rural free delivery all centering in Springfield 
and contributing to her prosperity as also affording the maximum of con- 
venience and comfort to the farmers. A resident of the rural districts ol 
Clark county enjoys every privilege incident to city life combined with the 
advantages oi the country home. 



SPRINGFIELD, located centrally to a circle of 150 miles 
in diameter, 75 miles to Ohio River — the great commer- 
cial artery of internal navigation, 100 miles to inexhaustible 
coal fields, 75 miles to the vast natural gas areas. 



Its complete system 
of railroads includes 
the New York Cen- 
tral system, the 
Pennsylvania, the 
Erie and the Detroit, 
Toledo & I ronton. 




Affording best assur- 
ed facilities for all 
manufacturing en- 
terprises, involving 
cheap power and 
transportation. 



For accessibility to limitless supplies of raw material — coal, 
iron, lumber, etc., Springfield has every advantage, while 
its shipping facilities are unequaled. 



Springneld 


T TAS twenty acres under green-house glass, and 


-*■■*■ ships propagated plants to the remotest cor- 


ners of the earth. 


Manufactures more agricultural implements than 


any city in the world, save Chicago only. 


Has three magnificently appointed fraternal 


homes — Masonic, Pythian and Odd Fellows main- 


tained by those respective orders in ( )hio. 


Whole train loads of amaYultuial imple- 


ments lc-a\ i' Springfield for the west and 


northwest and for eastern ports, to be 


Shipped to all parts of the world, as 


shown bv the latest United States census 


reports. 




A STRINGFIELD GREENHOUSE 



SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



WITH a population of 45,000, situated west and south of the center of 
the great state of Ohio, occupies a delightful site upon a rolling plateau, 
a thousand feet above tide water, at the geographical center of Clark county. 
Its magnificent location is not the result of accident or chance. The first 
settler, James Demint, a hardy and shrewd pioneer, after traversing a vast 
area of the then frontier, with rare prescience, selected the present site of the 
city for his permanentTiome, in perfect confidence of the wisdom of his choice, 
which time has fully vindicated. This was in 1801. The abundance and 
purity of sparkling springs, a serviceable water power, the variety and thrift 
of the forest trees, the luxuriance of the vegetation and the beautiful, undulat- 
ing surface affording perfect drainage, were determining factors. Freedom 
from malaria so prevalent in the new western territory, magnificent scenery 
and natural energy — considerations of health, beauty and utility- fixed the 
location of Springfield then, and are the predominant features now. From its 
inceptive foundation the city was predestined to be a great manufacturing 
center and an ideal place of residence the Home City, the City of Homes. 
Springfield marches t<> the music of the church chimes and the factory 
whistle in her progress to prosperity. 




PATROL HOUSE AND CITY PRISON 



Springfield as a Market 



THE excellent market afforded by Springfield for .ill 
farm and market garden produce, and its accessibility 
to that market by electric railway lines and a system of 
splendid country roads, gives the farmer rare opportun- 
ities for profit. A rich limestone loam is peculiarly 
conducive to diversity of products, and the farmers of 
(lark County have abundantly prospered by taking ad- 
vantage of these favorable conditions. 

As a natural corollary the farmers purchase liberally 
in the Springfield market, which offers them, as it does 
the residents of the city, superior facilities. The retail 
Mocks in every line are large ami comprehensive, and 
lively competition inures to the benefit of all. No more 
attractive stores are to be found in any city oi its class. 



Springfield. Ohio 



Population 

Assessed Valuation 

Area in Acres. 

Elevation Above Tide Water, in Feet 

Streets. Miles 

Improved Streets. Miles 

Paved Streets. Miles 

Watei Main-. Mile- 

>eweis. Miles Constructed 

Sewers, Miles Under Construction 

Street Railway. Miles 

Traction Line Terminals 

Steam Railways. Systems 





£,000 


«s i "> 


1 II II 1. 1 II II 1 




5,760 




1 ,000 




120 




70 




12 




75 




NEW COUNTY BUILDING 



City Building 



SPRINGFIELD'S City Building ranks with the finest structures 
of its kind in the State. It was erected in 1890, at a cost of 
$250,000. It embraces a spacious city market 300 feet in length, 
a commodious auditorium, as well as quarters for all the municipal 
officers, and city departments. 

Kelly Fountain and Esplanade 

FRONTING the City Building are the handsome and graceful 
Kelly Fountain and Esplanade donated to the city by Oliver 
S. Kelly at a est of $8,000. 

Lagonda Club 

THE Lagonda Club House is centrally located cm a conspicuous 
comer near the center of the city and is one of its most striking 
and attractive architectural adornments. The building is substantial 
and ornate and cost $25,000. It is thoroughly equipped with every 
convenience for the pleasure of its members and is one ol the popu- 
lar institutions i >f tin- city. 




LAGONDA CLUB HOUSE 



The Hospital 



THE City Hospital originally endowed by the generous s_j i 1 1 -^ ol 
John H. Thomas and Ross Mitchell, was erected in 1905, at 
a cost of $150,000. It was endowed in the sum of $100,000 
in government bonds by John Snyder, and embraces in its appli- 
ances every provision of modern invention and skill to meet the needs 
of its beneficiaries. It occupies a sightly location, away from the din 
and turmoil of the city, and yet of speedy and easy access. While 
owned by the city and free to all who require its beneficial offices, 
special accommodations have been provided for patients who are able 
and prefer to pay for treatment and attention there rather than at 
their homes. Money and skill are freely expended to maintain it 
at the highest state of efficiency. 

Young Mens Christian Association 

SPRINGFIELD has one of the finest and best equipped V. M. C. A. 
buildings in the state. Erected at a cost of $90,000, it occupies 
a commanding position near the business center of the city. It 
has a model gymnasium, a large tile-lined swimming pool, and is 
provided with abundant facilities to render it popular and attractive. 
A well patronized nighl school is largely attended by students in 
commercial law. business methods, languages, etc. Any reputable 
citizen is eligible to membership upon payment of moderate dues. 



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CITY HOSPITAL 



Warder Public Library 



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T1IK people of Springfield take universal pride in the Warder 
Public Library. It was the noble gift to the city of Benjamin 

II. Warder, a public-spirited citizen. The elegant building with its 
superb appointments, together with the lot on which its stands, 
represents an expenditure of $125,000. There are 20,000 volumes 
in the collection. Tin- institution is maintained by a levy ot taxes. 

ie Press 

SPRINGFIELD'S newspaper press takes its rightful place among 
the foremost agencies in the promotion of its interests and 
welfare. Three live, progressive daily newspapers, anil a thriving 
German weekly publication, find a common field in public-spirited 
effort in the advocacy of Springfield's growth and advancement. 

City Prison and Patrol House 

CITY Prison and Patrol House erected at a cost of $31,000 
is a recent addition to the city's municipal equipment. 



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WARDER PUBLIC LIBRARY 



1 he New County Building 



THE new County Building, completed in 1904, made necessary by 
the increasing demands upon the accommodations of the Court 
House, is a handsome modern structure, complete in every detail, and 
one of the handsome edifices of Springfield. It cost $108,000. It is 
a notable ornament to the city and tasteful and artistic in every 
detail of its architecture. 



The Clark County Court H 



ouse 



Tllh Court House is a noble building of gray sandstone, occupying 
a conspicuous coiner in close proximity to the business center of 
Springfield. It is massive in its proportions, dignified in its style of 
architecture, and peculiarly attractive in its lines, It has been given 
over almost exclusively to the courts and the officials directly con- 
nei ted with the administration of law and justice. 



Attractive Surroundings 



rpilK environment of the city is a never-ending delight to the citi- 
-*- zens who desire relaxation. The drives arc not only delightful 
by reason of the- beauty of the contiguous country, but the uniform 
excellency of the country roads renders driving and wheeling ideally 

enjoyable Within easy access are points of special attractiveness 
the canon of the Little Miami, the medicinal waters of Yellow Springs, 
the beautiful grounds of the several parks and resorts within easy 
drives add a charm of which thousands avail themselves. The several 

traction lines offer special facilities for enjoyable outings. 



Public Utilities 



CJPRINGFIELD is abundantly supplied with public service- utilities, 
*-^ gas, both natural and artificial; two steam and hot water heating 
plants; electric light, heat and power, and two telephone exchanges. 
Springfield has a complete system of electric street railway service 
covering the entire city. Its miles of track are so distributed that 
every part of the city is in convenient access to a car line, and a com- 
prehensive transfer system reduces the cost to the minumum, while 
furnishing the maximum of convenience. The company has a hand- 
some free park at the terminal of its southern line. A fine casino, 
equipped tor theatrical and variety entertainments, provides daily 
attractions oi a high order during the season. Other features are 
abundantly provided tor the amusement and entertainment of the 
publi( . 




SrRTXG GROVE PARK AND CASINO 



Sewerage 



OPRINGFIELD has entered upon a policy of providing every part 
^ of the city with complete sewerage — a unified system of the most 
approved modern type, which is being extended as rapidly as the 
exigencies demand without unduly burdening property owners. A 
disposal plant for the perfect destruction of sewerage precludes any 
accumulation or deposit detrimental to health. With the system is 
combined perfect surface drainage. When completed there will lie 
more than 150 miles of sewers within the corporate limits of the city. 




OFFICE BUILDING AND THEATRE 



Public Health 



SPRINGFIELD enjoys the distinction of being very high in rank, if not 
leading the list, of the healthiest cities of equal or greater population 
in the United States. A very few municipalities present statistics tending 
to show a lower death rate, but in every case it appears upon investigation 
that violent deaths, new horn infants and non-residents are excluded from 
the aggregate upon which the ratio is based, whereas in Springfield they 
art- included. In some cases a palpable inflation of population tends to 
make a more favorable report than the facts will justify. A dangerous 
epidemic has not visited Springfield in more than a quarter of a century. 
There is a conspicuous absence of that class of infectious diseases classified 
as zymotic, attributable to the abundance and purity of the water supply, 
the natural surface drainage, the elevation of the city's site, and the vigorous 
and intelligent administration of the department of public health. The 
atmosphere is pure and bracing, and sudden changes and extremes <>| 
temperature are almost unknown. The death rate by disease is only 10.1 
upon a basis of 45,000, a concededly conservative estimate. The location 
here of the three great Homes Masonic, Knights of Pythias and Oi\<\ 
Fellows was largely influenced by the considerations of health. It has been 
a determining factor in the selection of a permanent residence by scores 
of our citizens. 




CENTRAL FIRE STATION 



Municipal Conditions 



■piNANCIALLY the municipality of Springfield is in excellent condition. 
In the matter of taxation her rate is lower than that of any other city 
in the state of over 15,000 population, and the assessed valuation of prop- 
erty is on a conservative basis. Investors and business men will realize the 
advantages accruing by reason of this fact. The government of the city is 
economically administered, the expenses being kept to the lowest limit 
consistent with effective and thorough service, by means of a policy as far 
removed from parsimony as it is from extravagance. A healthy public 
sentiment demands liberal expenditures, tempered by wholesome economy, 
lor permanent improvements, and the physical condition of the city is 
always attractive; and this without burden upon the tax payer. Springfield 
is pardonably proud of her beautiful public buildings, her well kept streets, 
her miles of smooth, well shaded walks, and the general air of thrift and 
taste which is apparent everywhere. The Home City, the City of Homes, 
offers attractions unequalled as a place of residence 




A MODEL PUBLISHING HOUSE 



Banking Resources 



COMMENSURATE with its importance and preeminence as a manufac- 
turing center, and supplementary to and thoroughly interwoven with 
the industrial and commercial interests of the city, is its splendid and sub- 
stantia] banking system. Springfield has five National banks, one Savings 
bank and four building and loan associations — all prosperous and contributory 
tn the welfare of the city in a very marked decree. They are: 

First National Bank Lagonda National Bank 

Mad River National Bank Springfield National Bank 

Citizens National Bank Springfield Savings Bank 

Springfield Building and Loan Association 

Merchants and Mechanics Building and Loan Association 

Clark County Building and Savings Company 

Springfield Cooperative Building Association 

The capital, surplus, deposits and loans of the several banks, and the oper- 
tions of the building associations, show a steady, rapid and healthy increase 
from year to year. Their stability, the result of wise and prudent manage- 
ment, is sufficiently attested by their record, unbroken by serious losses or 
financial disturbances >>i whatsoever character since their organization. 

Total capital and surplus, SI ,hS.S,< inn ; total deposits, average, $7,000,000; 
total loans and discounts, $7,500,000; total resources, $9,250,000. 



Water Suppl 



y 



C'PRINGFIELD is exceptionally fortunate in its abundant and 
*-' inexhaustible supply of pure spring water, taken from a vast 
area of clean water bearing gravel. No apprehension is felt as to 
the quantity <>r the quality of the water supplied for public service, 
and distributed throughout the city under good pressure by a com- 
prehensive system owned and operated by the city at a low rate. 
Chemical analysis demonstrates the purity of the water and its 
absolute freedom from organic matter. It is always clear and 
sparkling, unaffected by surface conditions and unaffected by the 
volume ot iain fall. The city has a daily pumping capacity of 
22,(ino,()oi) gallons; maintains a domestic pressure of 05 pounds to 
the square inch ; has 71 miles ol street mains, and 475 fire hydrants. 
pumping station is well outside the city limits, and is com- 



I he |) 

pletely equipped for every possible 

date of SN21.41N.04. 



■mergency, at a total 




CITY WATER WORKS PUMPING STATION 



Public Market 



' I ' H E public market of Springfield is unsurpassed both as to 
its equipment, accommodations and the variety and excel- 
lence of its wares and offerings. It occupies the first floor of 
the stately city building which extends the length of four 
hundred feet, fitted with long rows of stalls and stands for the 
appetizing display of the freshest of vegetables, fruits, poultry, 
egg-., meats, dairy and market garden products. Flanking the 
market house on either side are long rows of hucksters dis- 
pensing farm and garden products grown adjacent to the city 
— and freshness and purity are guaranteed to the cousumers. 



Religious and Educational 



OPRINGFIELD has fifty-one organized churches, representing 
K -' all the leading denominations. Many of the churches are hand- 
some ecclesiastical structures, occupying conspicuous sites, contrib- 
uting not a little to the beauty of the city. Cordial welcome is 
extended to visitors and new residents who are made to feel "al 
home" in their religious associations. 



Public School 



ryilE school system of Springfield is a source of perennial pride 
■*■ and satisfaction to the community. A fine high school and 
eighteen graded and grammar schools many of them occupying 
imposing structures of architectural merit, and all of them finished 
with every appliance of modern methods of instruction constitute 
the physical equipment of the system. The conduct and adminis- 
tration hi the schools is of a high order. 




HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 



County Agricultural Society 

CLARK COUNTY has a vigorous Agricultural Society, owning 
fifty acres of valuable land centrally located within the city of 
Springfield. It is furnished with every convenience in tin- way of 
suitable buildings, a fine half mile track with a grand-stand capable 
of seating 5,000 people. Its fairs are largely attended, and it is a 
recognized factor in cultivating close relations between the tanners 
and the business men of the city. 



raternit ies 

Till-', fraternal spirit of Springfield is exceptionally strong, as in- 
duced by the large number and great variety of its lodges. 
All the secret orders have nourishing organizations, and there is a 
large number of fraternal, social and beneficiary societies not tailing 
under the head of secret orders. The .Masons, Knights oi Pythias, 
Elks and Golden Eagles maintain club rooms fully equipped for 
social intercourse and enjoyment all well patronized. There are in 
tin- city titty lodges and organizations of a kindred nature. 




:lark county fair grounds— race trac 



Springfield Driving Association 

AN ASSOCIATION of citizens owning fine horses holds weekly 
meets for the purpose of stimulating interest in the breeding 
and purchase of superior horses. One of tin- objects of the enter- 
prise is the promotion of friendly trial- of speed for the pleasure and 
amusement of the members of the association and spectators. No 
purses are offered, but cups arc presented at the close oi the season. 

Snyder Park 

THE public park of Springfield, named for the donor- of the 
handsome property, the Messrs. John and David L. Snyder, 
who generously supplemented their gift of valuable land with an 
endowment of $200,000, contains 217 acres within the city limits. 
The art of the landscape gardener has been given hill pla\ in 
making it attractive. It is at all times a thing of beauty, attrac- 
ting thousands of visitors during the season. It is managed l'\ a 
non-partisan hoard of public spirited citizens, whose aim it is to 
make the park a credit to their administration, a pride to the city 
and a pleasure and benefit to all who visit it. 



Ferncl iff Cemetery 



SPRINGFIELD'S "City of the Dead," is unequaled in beauty. 
The natural attractions with which it is so lavishly endowed 
have been supplemented with exquisite taste in the matter of land- 
scape gardening. It is the- testimony of experienced travelers that 
the entrance to Femcliff Cemetery is unsurpassed in natural beauty. 
Its broad avenues winding among stately trees of the primeval forest, 
its undulating surface lending itself to artistic effects, its splendid 
mausoleums and monuments, its burial plots upon which well directed 
labor have been liberally expended have combined to make it ideally 
beautiful for its purpose. 

Colleges, Seminaries ana Private Schools 

IX ADDITION to the admirable public schools the city has a 
number of tine educational institutions worthy of special note. 
Prominent among these are: Wittenberg College, of which special 
mention is made elsewhere in this book, Springfield Seminary, St. 
Raphael, St. Bernard, St. Joseph and German Evangelical Lutheran 
Parochial Schools, Y. M. C. A. Night School, and several business 
Colleges, Musical Conservatories and Schools for special instruction. 




ENTRANCE TO FERNCLIFF CEMETERY 



City of Homes 



IN THE great manufacturing enterprises of Springfield more than 
ninety per cent of the labor is performed by adult men 
nesessarily from the character of the products requiring tech- 
nical skill and physical strength. Very many of these men are 
the heads of families occupying their own homes, fixed residents, 
interested in the material welfare of the city. It is this condition 
which has made Springfield a city of homes. This will be recog- 
nized as an important factor conducive to the stability of its 
industrial and commercial interests. Tin- several Building Associa- 
tions have ever pursued a liberal policy in assisting laboring men 
to acquire their residence property, and few cities in the country 
have as lew renters in proportion to the population as has Spring- 
field. As a result the city presents an attractive appearance as 
permanent improvement and adornment are everywhere apparent 
Four or five hundred residences of moderate cost are erected every 
year, and the tenement house evil is a negligible quantity in 
Springfield. Husiness men will appreciate the advantage to them 
of a prosperous home owning community. 




RESlD&Ni 

Mr. J S. Crowe ll 



A STATELY HIGH STREET HOUSE 



The M 



asonic 



H 



ome 



THIS magnificent stone castle — it resembles nothing else so closely 
as the typical medieval structure of the feudal barons is located in 
a handsome park of 154 acres. Erected by the Masons of Ohio as 
a retreat for their aged, and for the widows and orphans of deceased 
brethren, it is a striking monument to the cardinal principles of the craft. 
It occupies a commanding site upon a natural terrace overlooking the 
city and the beautiful Mad river valley with its wealth of entrancing 
scenery- of cultivated farms, sparkling streams, and virgin forests — an 
ideal site for so worthy a charity. Its elevation makes it a conspicu- 
ous object of the landscape, not only from a great part of the city, but 
from every approach thereto. In addition to the main structure the 
1 lomc is provided with a completely equipped, detached hospital, and 
with every appurtenance for making its work effective. It has accom- 
modations tor 2.5n men, women and children. A governing board. 
selected by the grand Masonic bodies of the State, have the manage- 
ment of the Home, a sufficient guarantee of its excellency and perma- 
nency. It will ever remain a monument to the munificent generosity 
(it the late Governor Asa S. Bushnell, whose timely and princely con- 
tribution, together with those of the generous citizens of Springfield, 
secured its location. It was the first of the fraternal homes erected 
in Springfield, 




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OHIO MASONIC HOME 



The Odd Fellows Home 



THE Odd Fellows of Ohio, inspired by the Daughters of Rebekah 
devoted women who believed that the worthiest expression oi 
the exalted principles of the order would be an ample provision for the 
widows and orphans and the aged members of the order in I s* j2 
deeided to erect a suitable home with all the comforts and conveniences 
which tin- term implies. Several cities were visited by the committee 
charged with selecting a suitable site and Springfield was selected on 
account of its superior advantages and natural attractions. I he site, 
embracing a farm of 7<> acres of highly improved farming lands, 
immediately adjacent to the city was secured by the liberal donations 
of members of the order and of public spirited citi/ens. A handsome 
building, located upon the highest plateau in this vicinity, has been 
erected, finely furnished and is admirably adapted tor its purposes. 
It is one oi the many attractive features of this beautiful city and its 
environments. The Home has _>.si i residents, two-thirds of whom are 
t hildren all receiving the tenderest care and consideration. 




OHIO ODD FELLOWS' HOME 



The Pythian Home 



/^VCCUPYING a commanding site on a superb tract of 86 acres 
^* within the corporate limits of Springfield, the Pythian Home 

looks down upon the city and commands a sweep of the valley for 
miles. The several buildings are of the highest type of the architect- 
ural art. Attractive as they are, the purposes for which they were 
designed, have been kept steadily in view, and they are models <>l 
convenience and adaptation to the purposes to which they are devoted. 
I he site, costing $25,000, was purchased by resident members of the 
order and public Spirited citizens of Springfield, and presented to the 
Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio, which body proceeded to erect 
and furnish the Home, and under whose management it is. It has 
200 occupants, a very large proportion of whom are children oi 
deceased members, who here enjoy all the comforts and influences ol 
a refined family home. A finely appointed hospital completes the 
equipment of this splendid institution. 




OHIO PYTHIAN HOME 



Postal Operations 



TIIK United States Post Office building, erected and equipped at 
a cost of $I.S(),(ioo, was dedicated to use September 1, 1890. 
There is an obviously solid basis for the common judgment that 
the operations of a post office afford a reasonably accurate measure 
..I the commercial activities of the community which it serves. 
The energies of a live town are generally reflected in the record 
of its contributions to the postal revenues, 

The gross receipts of the Springfield office during the year 
immediately previous to the date of the dedication of the building 
named were $73,695.00, In the decade following they had increased 
to $127,762.00, and early in 1906 have reached $180,000 in the 
process of constant growth. With respect to its mailing of second 
• lass matter Springfield ranks third in Ohio and twenty-fourth in 
the Union. In 1898 an auxiliary station was established in the 
publishing house of the Crowell Publishing Company, where its 
publications are worked and dispatched direct to trains by govern- 
ment postal clerks. This valuable resource has been inadequate to 
relieve the urgent need of additional facilities at the main office, 
which only an annex to the building can supply. It is confidently 
expected thai favorable congressional action will provide such a 
structure at an early day. Eleven rural routes add 6,000 t<> the 
population served by the Springfield office. 




I '. S. POST OFFICE BUILDING 



Wittenberg College 



THIS is distinctly an age of the survival of the fittest when 
training in systematic, concentrated thought and effort open 
boundless possibilities for its possessor. No time has recognized 
this more fully nor given itself mine completely to the preparation 
demanded. Engineering, Industrial Arts and Science are the en- 
grossing fields of present day effort, and for thorough preparation 
along these lines young men are turning to the schools. Apace 
with the requirements of the times and the growth of Springfield 
has been that of Wittenberg College, a school founded in 1845 for 
the christian education of young men. 

Three years ago, Charles Girven Heckert, D. D., professor ol 
English and Logic, was made president of the college. Since then 
he has reorganized the faculty, filling the enterprise with new life 
and a confidence which promises great returns, 

Already Dr. Heckert has succeeded in increasing the resources 
more than $300,000, and has made possible the new Science Hall 
which prepares the college for splendid efforts along the lines of 
applied scieni e. 




ZIMMKKMAN LIBRARY 



WITTENBERG COLLEGE 

DORMITORY 



HAM MA DIVINITY HALL 



WITTENBERG COLLEGE-Continued 



The campus comprises about forty acres, within a mile oi the 
center of the busy city. It is delightfully and picturesquely billowed 
with wooded slopes. No landscape gardener, save Nature, has as yet 
wrought upon its face. She has needed no assistance. From Fern- 
cliff avenue, which sweeps around the campus to the magnificent 
"City of the Dead," of which Springfield is justly proud, the main 
walk mounts abruptly a twelve per cent slope to the stately old 
dormitory. A carriage road diplomatically avoids the slope, and 
flanking the dormitory, describes a wide arc to Hamma Divinity II. ill, 
a modern structure, poised like an architectural benediction on the 
loftiest knoll over-looking the campus. About one hundred yards 
south, at a slightly less elevation, sits the Zimmerman Library, the 
gem of the group. To the right and still lower is the gymnasium, 
unpretentious but serviceable. About half way down is the Recita- 
tion Hall, much the most stately structure upon the grounds, con- 
taining recitation rooms, society halls, laboratories, chapel and 
museum. Just south of it will stand the handsome new Carnegie 
Science Hall. At the foot of the hill. Ferncliff Hall, for the ladies, 
flanks the Conservatory of Music and tin- circle is completed. 

Several commanding sites still untenanted find their consum- 
mation in the day dreams of Wittenberg's well wishers, dreams that 
give bright promise of early crystallization into reality. 




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Manufacturing Industries 



Number of Establishments 
Capital Invested .... 
Number of Wage Earners, Men 
Number of Wage Earners, Women 
rotal Paid in Wages, Annually ... . 
Value of Products 



6Zb 

SI 5. i m ii 1. 1 in, i 

8,000 

51 ii | 

$3,750,000 

$18,000,000 



More than one half the product is represented under the 
classification of agricultural implements, but one city in the 
United States. Chicago, exceeding Springfield in this industry. 



Manufacturing Interests 



OPRINGFIELD'S record of more than a half century of manufacturing 
kb -' has been marked by constant growth. The scores of large factories 
which are her pride are the result of gradual expansion and development 
from small beginnings. Conditions for the profitable production of finished 
wares into which cheap raw material and skilled labor largely enter are 
conspicuously favorable, and liberal advantage has been taken of them. 
Accessibility to coal. iron, timber and natural gas on one hand, and super- 
ior facilities for distribution of factory products on the other, are physical 
features of inestimable value. 

These Springfield has. Three great trunk lines of railroad with their 
affiliated systems the New York Central, the Pennsylvania and the Erie 
gridiron the continent; and the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton operates through 
the coal districts and furnishes a short route to lake navigation and the 
vast iron ranges contiguous t" the lakes, insuring cheap transportation both 
I'M- raw material and finished product. 




ONE OF SPRINGFIELD'S PALATIAL RESIDENCES 



MANUFACTURING I NT E RESTS— Continued 



The advantages named avail little but for the aggressive enterprise of 
the men in general the captains, not the pirates, of industry who have 
made Springfield's enviable reputation as a manufacturing center. Many 
causes have contributed to her successful growth and evolution from meager 
beginnings, chiefest among them: men honest, competent and enterprising; 
concentration and co-operation; production of superior goods; confidence 
and push; liberality of hanks; perseverance and persistency. Failures there 
have been, but during the past half century they have not exceeded two 
per cent, ninety-eight per cent, of the city's manufacturing enterprises 
achieved success. 

Springfield's market is the round world! Her manufactured goods are 
the standards of excellence in every civilized nation. Australia, South 
America. India and Central Europe are as eager purchasers of her agricul- 
tural implements as are the vasl prairies of our own and Canada's north- 
west. This branch of her industry has made possible the production of 
sufficient cereals to supply the ever increasing demand. In the event of the 
world's sudden deprivation of the output of Springfield's factories, not enough 
grain could be produced to prevent wide-spread, if not universal famine. 




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The Country Club 



AMONG the enterprises of recent years indicative of the pro- 
gressive spirit of Springfield's citizenship, the establishment of 
the Country Club ranks with the foremost. As a characteristic of 
the age, the exactions of modern business life create the imperative 
necessity for facilities for healthful recreation ind social diversion. 
At an early day Springfield will be able to number among its 
social organizations a typical institution devoted to the purpose 
referred to. 

\ company has been incorporated, embracing in its membership 
more than one hundred stockholders. It has acquired by purchase 
a tract of sixty-eight acres, lying contiguous to the city, cm the 
North, which, in natural adaptation to its designed purposes em- 
braces every essential element of utility and attractiveness. 

The club house, with every appointment appropriate to its use, 
now approaching completion, occupies a noble site overlooking the 
superb Mad River Valley, and the entire tract lends itself with 
peculiar adaptability to the uses of a pleasure ground, which is pro- 
nounced by competent judges to have lew rivals in the Buckeye state. 




AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT FACTORY 



Springfield s Latest 



AS THIS volume goes to press authoritative announcement is made 
of tin' conclusion of negotiations long pending, between the 
official representatives of the city and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, 
( hicago and St. Louis Railway Company, looking to the erection b} 
the latter oi a passenger station and freight depots fully adequate 
to the needs of both. Official assurances have been exchanged 
warranting the announcement that the proposed new structures will 
be, in character and appointments, worthily representative ol the 
interests of all concerned, and that the arrangement will embrace 
the provision of railway facilities ranking with the finest and most 
complete of any furnished l>y the Company named in the state of 
Ohio. The arrangement contemplates the removal from its present 
site oi the structure now used as a passenger station, and the 
transfer of the tract, which is located in the heart of the city to a 
syndicate of public-spirited citizens, to l«- devoted to the purpose 
of a city park, or such other advantageous public use as may he 
determined. 

No single enterprise in the history of the city has ever involved 
considerations of larger advantage to the municipality, or more 
striking significance '>! its future growth and prosperity. 




i.\ PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING 



Springfield s Manufacturers 

Advertising Novelties 

The Winters Co., north side of High street, between Fountain avenue and Center strei I 

Agricultural Implement Manufacturers 

American Seeding Machini Co., K\.ms Division, northwest corner of Libert) streel 

and the P., C, C. & St. Louis Railway. 
American Seeding Machine Co., Superior Drill Co. Division, Monroe and Gallagher 

stri ei- and < iillett avenue. 
The Farmers' Co-Operati\e I [arvesting Machine Co., wesl Pleasant street near corpoi 

ation line. Office 62 J4 south Limestone street. 
The Fi ios Manufacturing ( o., southeast corner of Sheridan avenue and Burt street. 
The International Harvester Co., Champion Division, east Lagonda avenue. 
P. P. Masl & Co., 66 north Limestone street. 
The E. W. Ross ( o , cornel Warder street and C. , C, C. & St. L. Railway 

rhe II as Manufacturing i o . southeast cornei oi Limestone and Monroe streets 

Thomas Roberts, south side Highland avenue between Howard street and Alden ave 

Architectural Iron Works 

'I hi \\ illiam Bayley Co., '"' wesl North stri et. 
The Peel & Si huster Co., 118 south Center streel 

Attrition Mill Manufacturers 

The Ami rii an Engineering ( o , southwc si i ornei ol Sheridan .n < nui and Burl stn i i. 
The I oos Manufai turing ( o., southeast corner of Sheridan avenue and Hurt si reel. 



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^mobile Accessories Manufacturer 

inufacturing Co. , 393 "est Main strt 




PIANO PLATE FACTORY 



Awnings. Tents, 6c. 

Home City Tent & Awning Co., 114 Northern avenue. 

Springfield Tent & Awning Co., 105 east Main street. 
Bakers (Manufacturing! 

Springfield Baking Co., 84-88 west Washington street. 
Philip Vetter, Yellow Spring street south of State street. 

Baking Powder Manufacturer 

P. J. Brice, southeast corner of Plum street and McCreight avenue. 

Bale Tie Manufacturer 

W. C. Downey & Co., 



irtheast corner of Washington and Gallagher streets. 



Bed Spring Manufacturer 

Peter Wilson, 155 east Kuclid avenue. 

Beer Pumps 

[oseph W. Spangenberger, LSI east Main street. 

Bicycle Repairs 

H. C. Grieves, 51 Taylor street. 

C. B. Jackson, 141 east Maui street. 

Boiler Manufacturers 

D. L. Casey Machine Co., northwest corner Central avenue and D., T. & I. K 
Thomas Roberts, SOUth side Highland axe. between Howard street and Alden 

Boiler Cleaner Manufacturer 

The Lagonda Manufacturing Co., 60 east Washington street. 
Book Binders 

Springfield Binders, 97 wesl Main street. 

The Springfield Publishing ( o . Kellj Building, south Limestone street. 



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avenue. 




A GROUP OF HANDSOME HOMES 



Brass Founders 

Nolte Brass Co., 27 west Jefferson street. 
Springfield Brass Co., 80 smith Limestone street. 

Breweries 

Gambrinus Stock Co., northeast corner of Fountain avenue and Monroe street. 

The Home Brewing Co., west Main street. 

Springfield Breweries I Limited) northeast corner of Columbia and Spring streets and 

southeast corner of Section and Penn streets. 
The George Weidemann Brewing Co., of Newport, Ky., 7o west Jefferson street. 

Brich Manufacturers 

Adam Griibe & Sim, west sick- Urbana pike, north of corporation line. 

Grube Bros., south end of Isabella street. 

The Houck Brick Co., west side of Rebert pike, north of State street. 

Bridge Builders 

James D. Clayton. Ji m i east Columbia street. 

John V. Clayton, off west side of north Limestone street, near corporation line. 
Broom Machine Manufacturer 

The Keed Manufacturing Co., southeast corner of Liberty street and the I'., C, C, & 
St. L. Railway. 

Business Colleges 

Nelson Business College, Arcade building. 
Williss Business College, Bushnell building annex. 

Carpet Cleaners 

The Springfield Rug Factory and Cleaning Works, 252 west Main street. 

The Star Rug Factory, Corner of factory and Cedar streets. 
I 111 \ alley Rug and Drugget factory, 138 east Main Street. 




UNDERTAKER'S SUPPLIES AND BURIAL CASE FACTORY 



Carpet Manufacturers 

( ornelius Bahin, 24 Fisher street. 
Christ |ohns>m, 1% east Pleasant street. 
Charles W. Lowe, 136 west Main street. 

1. nnes W. Ludlow, east side Dayton pike, near Pleasant street. 
Alice Rhyan, 700 east Main street. 
Carriage Manufacturers 

I. W. Collins, 135 east Main street. 

Henry Fehl, 97 west Main street. 

Kuqua t\ Sons. 52 east Columbia street. 

W. S. Richardson, corner of Factory and Cedar streets 

Rathbun, Fisher & Co., 2\<>. 218 west Main street. 

Casket and Coffin Manufacturers 

The Springfield Coffin & Casket Co., 1 16 south Spring street. 
Tin- Springfield Metallic Casket Co., northeast corner of Columbia and Center streets. 

CasKet Carriages 

R. W. Dixon & Co., (, I Maph street. 

The Springfield Metallic Casket Co., northeast corner Columbia and Center. 

Cement Block Machine Manufacturer 

The Reed Manufacturing Co. , southeast corner of Liberty street and the P., C, C. & 
St. L. Railway. 
Cement Building Blocks 

Chas. A. Cly, 41 west Southern avenue. 

Cyrus M. I ong, northwest corner of Pearl and Catharine streets. 

\lc Daniel Paving Co. , I? south Western avenue. 




."!> AND BUSHNELL MAUSOLEUM, FERNCLIFF 



Cement Pavements 

Berger & Nulty, 1022 Lagonda avenue. 

Chas. Edward Enoch, lo4 north Jackson street. 

J. H. E. Johnson, 263 east Main street. 

McDanie! Paving Co., 15 south Western avenue. 

\\ in. E. McHugh, 200 Harrison street. 

Rufus L. McKillip, 32 Sherman avenue. 

Samuel T. Moore, 316 Harrison street. 

William Nagle, southwest corner of Dayton I'ike and Pleasant street. 

Chas. Omart S: Son, 37 east Pleasant street. 

S. (1. Remsberg, 550 Lagonda avenue. 

Rubsam X: Frames, 2111 Pearl street. 

Russell Bros., 351 north Limestone street. 

\l. C. Russell, northwest corner ol Limestone and Warder streets. 

Willis I). Stoner & Co., 21 Park avenue. 

John 1). Thompson, 341 west Southern avenue. 

Thomas E. Wren, 1.^ Woodward avenue. 
Chair Caners 

[oseph H. Kaiser, 655 east High street. 
Chemists 

Springfield Testing Laboratory, southeast corner Burt street and Shei 

Chewing Gum Manufacturer 

W. H. Gobel, 211 Clifton street. 
Cigar Manufacturers, Importers and Wholesale Dealers 

Frank Anzinger, 41 % west Main street. 
Vugust C. Beil, 30 Lagonda a\ enue, 



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A 1,200 BARREL FLOUR MILL 



L. W. Bozart & Co., 70 east Main street. 
Leopold Bretzfelder, So east Main street. 
Graver &- Krumholtz, 44 west Washington street. 
Gamier Bros., 183 west Main street. 
George Gen m, 189 west Main street. 
G. H. Hartmann, ''5 west Main street. 
Adam Kahrmann, 199 east Main street. 
J. H. Kerstein, 215 west Main street. 
Nicholas J. Koch, 12 Nelson street. 
Newell & Son, 233 west Main street. 
The Ohio Cigar Co. , rear of 172 west North street. 
John Reising, 22% north Race street. 
Charles A Runimel, 132 Clifton street. 
A. H. Schunk, 342 west Main street. 
1 dward F. Schweikert, 659 east Main street. 
Springfield Cigar Works, 198 east Main street. 
Vug, Stelzer, 83 east Main street. 
Cigar Box Manufacturer 

Eugene Davenport, 133 west Pleasant street. 

Clothing Renovators 

Louis Amstein, I8wesl High street. 

Elizabeth M Berry, theasl corner Center and Washington streets. 

E dward Etzkorn, 109 east Main street. 

George W. Fleming, IS west High street. 

Sparks & Fisi her, 88 west Main stn et. 

Springfield Steam Dye Works, 15 north center street. 




A BRIDGE IN SNYDER PARK 



The Pantitorium Co., SS south Limestone street. 
W. I. Stewart, 21 north Center street. 
Winson A. Shoemaker, 18 south Limestone street. 
William V. White, 56 west Main street. 



Wittenberg College, north side Ferncliff avenue, between Woodlawn avenue and 
Plum street. 

Confectioners 'Wholesale) 

S. T. Fout, 40 south Fountain avenue. 

Harry F. Smith, II south Center street. 

Springfield Confectionery Co., 64 south Limestone street. 

W. /. Long, 21 east High street and 80 Kelly Arcade. 
Cream Separator Manufacturer 

Gem Manufacturing Co., northeast corner of Main and Center streets. 

Em Trough 

W. Frank B. Fisher 

Electric Fan Manufacturer 

The Robbins 8 Myers Co., corner C, C, C. & St. L. Railway and Lagonda avenue. 

Electric Light Companies 

The Home Lighting, Power & Heating Co., 21 Kelly building. 

People's Light, Heat & Power Co., northwest corner Main and Limestone streets 

Electrotypers 

Springfield Electrotype Co., rear of 2o west High street and rear 27 west Main street. 

Embalmers' Specialties and Embalming Fluid Manufacturers 

The Champion Chemical Co., southeast corner Linden avenue and Monroe street. 




GRINDING AND ATTRITION MILL FACTORY 



Emery Wheel Manufacturers 

The Safety Emery Wheel Co., coiner Columbus avenue and Wheel street. 

Engravers 

The Springfield Engraving Co., rear 65 east High street. 
The Wadsworth Engraving Co., 21 west Washington, street. 

Experimenters 

C. D. (uvenal & Co., 29 east Mulberry. 



,-d Mill 

I.. 11. Johns 



74 east Main street. 



Feed Mill Manufacturer 

Thomas Roberts, south side Highland ave., between Howard street and Alden avenue. 
The Foos Manufacturing Co., southwest corner of Sheridan avenue and Hurt street. 
The E. W. Ross Co.. corner Warder street and corner C, C, C. & St. I.. Railway. 

Fertilizers 

Thomas Wall & Son, 



1 12 east Main street. 



Flavoring Extracts 

Champion Extract Co., 22 east High street. 
A. J. Ryman, 451 west Main street. 
Florists 

Aldrich floral Co., Belmont avenue north of Main street. 

John A. Doyle, Children's Home road west of f'rbana Pike. 

The Good & Reese Co., east sidi of Clifton avenue near Johnson avenue. 

Highland Fl< >ral Co., wesi side of south Limestone street south of corporation lin 

The Leedle Floral Co., near corner Plum and State streets. 

The McGregor Bros, Co., east side of Belmont avenue north of Main street. 




MACHINE TOOL COMPANY 



The Gen. H. Mellen Co., southeast corner Southern avenue and Old Dayton road. 
C. L Reese, 60 south Limestone street. 

Schmidt & Botley, northwest corner Southern and Western avenues. 
The Springfield Floral Co , west side Urbana Pike north ol corporation line. 
Flour Mills 

The Ansted & Burk Co., northeast corner Limestone and Warder streets. 
Snyder Bros., east side Valley Like, Sugar Grove. 
Judson Redmond, east of City. 

Galvanized Iron Cornices 

Chas. F. Hauck & Co., 35 west Main street. 

Geo. Haucke, 193 west Main street. 

The Peet & Schuster Co., corner Center and Jefferson streets. 
Gas Burners 

The Mentels. Manufacturers, 130 Stanton avenue. 
Gas Company, Natural and Artificial 

The Springfield Gas Co., 58 west Main street. 

Gas Engine Manufacturers 

The Miller Improved Gas Engine Co., southwest corner Plum and Fair streets. 
Michael J. Sullivan, 77 Taylor street. 
Gas and Gasoline Engines 

The American Engineering Co., southwest corner Sheridan avenue and Burl street. 

Bauroth Bros., rear 25 west Main street. 

I). L. Casey Machine Co., northwest corner Central avenue and 1)., T. & I. Railw: 

rhi I 3 Gas Engine Co., northeast i orner Monroe street and Linden avenue. 

The Springfield Gas I ngine Co., Park street north of Main street. 
Superior Gas Engine Co., Sheridan and Greenmount avenues. 




MACHINE TOOL, FROG AND SWITCH FACTORY 



Grave Vault Manufacturers 

The Champion Chemical Co., southeast corner Linden avenue and Monroe street. 
The Springfield Metallic Casket Co., northeast corner Columbia and Center street. 
Grocers' Specialties 

The Manhattan Wholesale Supply Co., 42 Scott street. 

Heating Companies 

The Home Lighting, Power and Heating Co , 21 Kelly building. 

The People's Light, Heat and Power Co., northwest corner Main and Limestone streets. 
Hides. Pelts. Etc. 

The H. V. Bretney Co., 118 east Main street. 

Thos. Wall & Son. 112 east Main street. 
Ice Manufacturers 

The Springfield Coal and Ice Co., '>^ south Limestone street. 

Beckley it Myers, 120 south Limestone street and 71 south Mechanic street. 
Ice Tongs Manufacturer 

W. H. Moore, 397 wesl Main street. 

Incandescent Lights 

Dinkel & Peach, 27 east Main street. 
Incubator Manufacturer 

buckeye Incubator Co., south side Southern avenue near i >ld Dayton road. 

Iron Fence Manufacturers 

The Win. Bayley Co., 90 wesl North street. 

Mast, Foos & Co., northeast corner Isabella and C, C, C. St. L. Railway. 




HIGH STREET M. E. CHURCH 



Iron Foundries 

The Wm. Bayley Co., 90 west North street. 

The Fairbanks Cei., 75 Eastern avenue. 

The Cray Iron Casting Co., 90 west North street. 

The Hennessy Foundry Co., corner Burt street and I)., T. & 1 Railway. 

International Harvester Co., Branch Foundry, southeast corner C, C, C. & St. L. 

Railway and Linden ave. 
The Robbins & Myers Co., corner C., C, C. & St. I.. Railway and Lagonda avenue. 
The Springfield Machine Tool Co.. southwest corner Southern avenue and P , C, C. 

& St. L. Railway. 
Tlie Foos Manufacturing Co., southeast corner Sheridan avenue and Burt street. 

Junk Dealers 

Moses K ■ ■ 1 1 n . 131 east North street. 

Landau & Schadel, \M «est Main street and 129 west Washington street. 

Frank Meyers, 291 east Columbia street. 

Ebner & Co., east side of Foster, between Columbia and North streets. 

Lawn Mower Manufacturers 

Mast, Foos and Co., northeast corner Isabella and C , C, C. & St. L. Railway. 
Thomas Mfg. Co. , southeast cornet Limestone and Monroe streets 
The Wm. Bayley Co., 90 west North street. 

Lawn Sweeper Manufacturer 

I hi Greene Manufacturing Co, southwesl cornei C. C, C. & St. I.. Railway and 
S\ i ami 'i'' street. 
Legal Blank Publishers 

E. L. Barrett & Son, 2\ north Fountain avenue. 




AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT FACTORY 



ie Manufacturers 

Mills Bros., 107 south Limestone street. 
The H. II. MooresO 
The Moi hts Lime Co 



office and quarries at Durbin. 
northwest corner Linden avenue and Washington street. 



Lithographers 

The Winters Co., north side 



if High street, between K< mntain avenue and Center street. 



Lumber 

The Brain Lumber Co., 87 East street. 

Petei I German, south side Cedar between Light and Race street. 

Ie and Hayward, 138 soutli Limestone street. 

S. C. Goodall & Co., 772 west Main street 

Jenkins & Black, 389 west Main street. 

Albert M. Rawlins, southeast corner Main street and Lincoln avenue. 

J. T. Snepp & Co , northeast corner of < rrand avenue and P., C, C. St. L. Railwaj . 

The Woliston & Wilder Co , 410 wesl Main street. 

Machine Tool Manufacturers 

The Fairbanks Co., 75 Eastern avenue. 

Lutz Tool Manufacturing Co., rear 824 west High street. 

The Springfield Machine Tool Co . southwest corner Southern avenue and P., C, C. 

St. L. Railway. 
Webster Si Perks Tool Co , southeast corner Spring streei and Monroe street. 
\\ estern Tool & Manufacturing Co , northeast cornet Main and Western avenue. 

M achinists 

Bauroth Bros., rear 24 west Main streei 

D. I Case) Mai liine Co . northwest corner Central .dies and D., T. & 1. Railway. 

Win. U. Colthar, 28 Grape alley. 




THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND RESIDENCE STREET 



E. E. Grove Manufacturing Co., 120 Stanton avenue. 

Krotz Manufacturing Co., 69 north Center street. 

E. E. Peters, 24 Primrose alley. 

Geo. <',. Rodgers, 29 east Mulberry street. 

Henry Voll, rear 212 west High street. 

Malleable Iron Manufacturers 

Springfield Malleable Iron Co., corner George street and C, C, C. & St. L. Railway. 

Marble WorKs 

Mrs. S. M. Bentzel, 138 wesl Main street. 
Champion Granite Co., 134 west Main street. 

1 aj S Forbes, 127 wesl Main street and southeast corner Plum St. and Ferncliff ave. 
I ei im lilt Granite & Marble Works. 92 west Main street. 

Kelley & Wilcox, 92 west Main street and northeast corner Ferncliff ave. and Plum st 
Haupt Granite Co., corner Spring and Main streets. 
Mattress Manufacturers 

Springfield Mattress Co., 23 south Spring street. 

Medicines. Proprietary 

Alpha Chemical Co., 70 east Ward street. 
Geo. S. Heck, 29 new Zimmerman block. 
Alexander Belt, north side National road, Sugar Grove. 
Belt & Co., 344 west Main street. 
Bruno Remedy Co., 83 west Main street. 

The Herb Medicine Co., southeast corner East street and Harrison street. 
Mineral Water Manufacturers 

'['. & W, t rorej , 37o wesl Main street 

|0S. W. Spangcnberger, 181 east Main street. 




METAL WHEEL FACTORY 



Muffler Manufacturers for Engines 

John Ihrig & Suns, 71 and 810 west Main street. 
Mustard Manufacturers 

German Mustard Co., 301 north Florence street. 

Paper Box Manufacturers 

The Lagonda Box Co., 10 north Center street. 

Paper Hangers' Supplies 

The Ridgely Trimmer Co.. northeast corner Main and Mechanic streets. 

Paper Mill Machinery 

The O. S. Kelly Co., west side of north Limestone street between North and Frey sts. 
Pasteurized MilK 

The Sprind^field Pure Milk Co., 70 north Fountain avenue. 
Pattern Makers 

W. C. Deards, rear 27 west Main street. 

C. E. I.. me. \-', west Main street. 

W. T. Parker Manufacturing Co., 17 west Washington street. 

Pauly Bros., 86 south Limestone street. 

R. 1). Tittle, 96 south Center street. 
Photo Copying 

Stanton Photo Noveltj Co., northeast corner Center and lefferson streets. 

Piano Hardware 

K. W. Dixon i\ Co., 63 Maple street. 

The \\ ii kli.mi Piano Plate Co., Sheridan avenue between Hubert and Belmont avenues. 




CLARK COUNTY INFIRMARY 



Piano Plate Manufacturers 

The Fairbanks Co., 75 Eastern avenue. 

The ( ). S. Kelly Co., west side of north Limestone street between North and Kiev sts. 

The Wickham Piano Plate Co., Sheridan avenue between Hubert and Belmont avenues. 
Planing Mills 

The Home City Planing Mill Co., 277 east Main street. 

Mechlin Pros. 224 west Main street. 

The Springfield Planing Mill and Lumber Co., 335 west Columbia sheet. 
Plow Manufacturers 

The < ). S. Kelly Co.. west side of north Limestone street between North and I rev sts. 

Edward Nelson. 395 west Main street. 
Portable Forges 

The Poos Manufacturing Co., southeast corner Sheridan avenue and Burt street. 
Potteries 

Springfield Clay Manufacturing Co., south side Erie Railway, Sugar Grove. 

Proprietary Preparations 

I he Myers Co., 21 Gotwald building. 
I In i 'in in Specialty Co., 22 east High street. 
The 1 Iniversal Remedy Co., southeast cornel Main street and Fountain avenue. 

Publishers 

The Crowell Publishing Co., corner High and Factory streets. 

The T. E. Harwood Printing and Publishing Co., i orner Main and Spring streets 

The [ournal and Adler Publishing Co., 91 west Main street. 

The Lagonda Publishing Co., 24 north F itain avenue. 

The Poultry Success Co., New Zimmerman building. 




AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT FACTORY 



The Simmons Publishing Co., corner Washington and Factory streets. 

The Springfield Daily News Publishing Co., Kelly building. 

The Springfield Publishing Co., Kelly building. 

The Sun Publishing Co., 17 north Limestone street. 

The Winters Co., north side of High street between Fountain avenue and Center street. 

The Young & Bennett Co., 22 south Limestone street. 

Pump Manufacturers 

John W. Dellinger, 26 north Center street. 

S. A. Evilsizor, 'Hi west Main street. 

Mast, Foos & Co., northeast corner Isabella and C, C, C. & St. L. Railway. 

Radiator Manufacturers 

American Radiator Co., 582 west Main street. 
Railroad Frog and Switch Manufacturers 

The Indianapolis Switch & Frog Co., 75 Eastern avenue. 

Rain Water Shifters 

The Henkel Manufacturing Co., '>; south Limestone street. 

Rat Biscuits 

The Rat Biscuit Ci 



24 north Fountain avenue. 



Road Roller Manufacturers 

The Kelly-Springfield Road Roller Co., Eastern avenue west of Hurt street. 

Roofers 

H. T. Dingeldein, 80 east Main street. 
\\ . Frank B. Fisher. 23 west College avenue. 
W. I). Follrath & Co., 93 wesl Mam street. 
Chas. F. Haiick & Co., 35 west Main street. 




CHILDREN'S HOME 



Geo. Haucke, 193 west Main street. 

J. A. Humphreys, 66 south Limestone street. 

F. (). Jones & Co., II south Center street. 

[ohn C. Parthemore, 22} Primrose alley. 

ths Fiet & Schuster C 118 south Center street 



Rubber Goods 

The Springfield Tire & Rubber Co. 
The \ ic t ir Rubber Tire Co., west 



. 14 north Mechanic street 
>f City. 

Rubber Stamps 

Philip Haerr, 14 west High street. 

The Wadsworth Engraving Co., _'l west Washington street. 

Rug and Carpet Loom Manufacturers 

I lie Reed Manuf. Co., southeast corner Liberty street and P., 
Rug Manufacturers 

I hi Springfield Rug Factory and Cleaning Works. 252 wist Mainstreel 
The Star Rug Factory, corner Factory and Cedar streets. 
W. I. Stuart, _'l north Center street. 
The Valley Rug & Drugget Factory, 138 east Main street. 

Saddles and Harness 

Chas. B. Hutchins, 84 west Main street. 
Win. McCulloch, 40 east Main street. 
A. M. Phinney, 72 wesl Main street. 
Samuel Stough, 64 easl Main street. 

Saratoga Chips 

Champion Chip Co., 22 north Center street. 

Home Chip Manufacturing Co., 113 west Libertj street. 



C, < & St. L. Railway 




AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT FACTORY 



Saw Mills 

Albert M. Rawlins, southeast corner Main street and Lincoln avenue. 

J. T. Snepp & Co., northeast corner Grand avenue and P., C, C. & St. L. Railway. 

Saw Mill Manufacturers 

American Seeding- Machine Co. , Monroe and Gallagher streets and Gil left avenue. 

Scale Manufacturers 

The American Grain Meter Co., east Columbia street. 
Shirt Makers 

J. S. Bethel. 24 east Hij, r h street. 

< I. F. Hypes, IS south Limestone street. 

Fred A. Rapp, 9J south Limestone street. 

I erj Shirt Co., 21 Gotwald building. 
Shoe Manufacturers 

The Finch Shoe Co., 27 west Washington street. 

Silver. Gold and Nickel Platers 

K. W. Dixon & Co.. 63 Maple streel 

Keama Silver Plating Works, 79 west Main street. 
Soap Manufacturers 

Smith Soap Co., north side of Rockaway street west of Fountain avenue. 
Stationery Manufacturers 

The' Thomas Stationery Mfg. Co., Sheridan avenue easl ol Burl street. 

Steam E.ngine Builders 

The 0. S. Kelly Co., west side of Limestone between North .md Fre) -torts. 

The las. Leffel & Co., easl oi C, C, C. & St. L. Railway between Nelson streel and 

Lagonda avenue. 
The Trump Manufacturing Co., junc. C, C. C. & St. L. Railway and Greenmount ave 




A NORTH SIDE RESIDENCE STREET 



:am Specialties 

The Lagonda Mfe O 



60 east Washington street. 

17 west Washington street. 



Steel Fastener Mauufacturer 

The Corrugated Steel Nail C. 

Stone Quarries 

C. F. Jackson Stone Cm. west end of Hughes street. 
The H. H. Moores Co., other and quarries at Durbin. 

The Moores Lime Co., northwest corner Linden avenue and Washington street. 
< leo F- Newcomb, cast side Dayton Pike, north corporation line. 
Karl |. Rubsam, west side of Mad river south of Big Four Railway. 
Samuel S. Taylor, 85 Sherman avenue. 
lohn W. Jenkins, office and quarries at Durbin. 
Street Sweeper Manufacturers 

The Green Manuf. Co., southwest corner C, C, C. & St. L. Railway and Sycamore St. 

Suspender End Manufacturer 

( )tis J . 1 )udley, real 155 i asl Eui lid avenue 

Suspender Manufacturers 

The I . W. Parmenter ('".. northeasi corner Main and Center streets 



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The II. V. Bretney Co., I is east Main street. 



Trolley Harp Manufacturers 

Bayonet Trolley Harp Co.. 2 Commercial building 

Tube Cleaner Manufacturers 

i .i ;onda Manufacturing Co., 60 east Washington street. 



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A GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINE FACTORY 



Type Engraver 

Jas. West, 65 Sheridan avenue. 

Upholsterers 

Leslie Darby, 361 west Main street. 
E A. Lorton, 223 west Main street. 
k. ( ; Sims, 33 north ('nun street. 
Andrew j, Tqwnsend, 182 south Plum street. 
Jas. Wood, 152 cast Main street. 
Violin Maker 

N. W. House, 6j easl Main street. 

Wagon Makers 

Join, Arnett, 26J north Center street. 

John C. Curtis, rear 212 Pearl street. 

Frazell Bros., rear 258 south Fountain avenue. 

John French, 207 Clifton street. 

C. L. Harraman, 20 south Race street. 

W. H. Moore, 397 west Mam street. 

Edward T. Muehlenbruck, 2'i north Center street. 

Edward Nelson, 395 wesi Main street. 

H. M. Muss, 191 rast Main street. 

Warm Air Furnaces 

The Patric Furnace Co., i; wesl Washington street, 
The Peel and Si hustei I ".. 1 18 south Center street, 
I he Pn igress Furnai e ( < >., 76 wesl North street. 
The Springfield Furnace Co., 16 north Mechanic street. 
The Springfield Heating and \ entilating Co , in west M. 




WIND MILLS, PUMP AND LAWN MOWER FACTORY 



Water Purifier Manufacturers 

The Hoppes Manufacturing Co., corner Belmont avenue .mil Larch street. 

Water Wheel Manufacturers 

The Jas. Leffel & Co., east of C, C, C. & St. L. Railway between Nelson street and 

Lagi mda a\ enue 
The Trump Manuf. Co., jun< . C, C, C. & St. L. Railway and Greenmount avenue. 
Weather Strips 

F. A. Sroufe & Co., 36 north Fountain avenue. 

Wheel Manufacturers For Agricultural Implements) 

The Bettendorf Metal Wheel Co., corner Wheel and Larch streets. 

Whips 

Novelty Whip Co., 17 Bushnell building. 

Wind Engines 

Mast, Foos >\ Co . northeast corner Isabella street and C, C, C. & St. I.. Railway 




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